Promoted from the diaries by Jeff In their frantic attempt to glean something positive from last night’s shellacking in Wisconsin, we found the Obama campaign clinging (bitterly?) to the results of the exit polls. According to them, Obama was still beating Romney 51-45% in the state. Unfortunately, for them at least, they don’t even get this satisfaction anymore. Michael Barone has done the analyzing: It | Read More »

Promoted from the diaries by Jeff In their frantic attempt to glean something positive from last night’s shellacking in Wisconsin, we found the Obama campaign clinging (bitterly?) to the results of the exit polls. According to them, Obama was still beating Romney 51-45% in the state. Unfortunately, for them at least, they don’t even get this satisfaction anymore. Michael Barone has done the analyzing: It | Read More »

Tim Pawlenty has got to be kicking himself right now. Since the primary started, the race has been between Romney and the Anti-Romney. From Bachmann to Perry to Cain, there has been a rising star only to fall back to earth. But Pawlenty never had his chance to see his star rise, because he exited so early. It is true that he bungled some things | Read More »

Guys are usually notorious when it comes to forgetting anniversaries. Then, when they finally remember, whatever it is they do sometimes ends up not being good enough to cover their forgetfulness. But what happens when it’s something you really don’t want to celebrate in the first place? Well, in a case like this, you can get away with being late. (But don’t be late on | Read More »

MSNBC’s article announcing Senator Jim Webb’s retirement at the end of his single US Senate term includes speculation on who might run to replace Webb. They mention Tim Kaine and then mention Tom Perriello, who was shellacked as he ran for reelection to the US House from Virginia. As to Perriello, um, okay. Not much to talk about there. Usually a sitting or VOLUNTARILY retired | Read More »

First, there was Byron Dorgan of North Dakota. Like every other Democrat in the Senate, he rubber stamped the Obama agenda, loading future generations with unnecessary debt. Then 2010 came along….and he saw the handwriting on the wall. After multiple terms as a Senator, why waste the money and be humiliated? Instead, bow out and begin to enjoy a fabulous retirement, courtesy the taxpayers (after | Read More »

Harry Reid is in a bit of a pickle. In the 111th Congress, with the aid of turncoat party switcher “Benedict” Arlen Specter, he had a supermajority and could ram through whatever he pleased. In the 112th Congress, he no longer has “Benedict” Arlen and he no longer has much beyond a mere simple majority. Nonetheless, he has a (very limited) majority and he therefore | Read More »

As we all know, Pelosi is still in charge of the US House….until January. That means she can use that power to appease tender egos and make sure the entire House Democrat leadership still has titles and still remains in power over their members. To avert a “Democrat family feud” of sorts, she created a new title for James Clyburn who otherwise might lose a | Read More »

As I’ve said, Nancy Pelosi is clearly the gift that keeps on giving. She insists the historic “shellacking” (to use the word her dear friend Barry O. used) was not because of her. Goodness, and I thought people said OBAMA was the narcissist! If it’s not about her, then why does she keep having to bring herself up? If it’s not about her, why not | Read More »

Last week, when the Republicans, to use Obama’s word, gave House Democrats a “shellacking,” I was obviously very happy. But there was one thing I was going to sort of miss: Nancy Pelosi would no longer be entertaining us. We’d have to just make due with Obama and the even less humorous Harry Reid. Pelosi oversaw a US House which clearly overreached. The American people | Read More »